gov.noaa.nodc:0178639 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-12-16T13:03:58Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) Population Demographic Data from 2012-07-15 to 2015-06-21 (NCEI Accession 0178639) 2019-05-06 publication 2018-11-13 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/kcqd-p997 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0178639 NCEI Archive Management System 0178639 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Robert Cowen Oregon State University (OSU) Robert.Cowen@oregonstate.edu http://oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University (OSU) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Kimberly Puglise NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Peter B. Ortner University of Miami (UM) portner@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Su Sponaugle Oregon State University (OSU) Su.Sponaugle@oregonstate.edu http://oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University (OSU) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Esther Goldstein NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) Esther.Goldstein@noaa.gov http://www.afsc.noaa.gov HTTP NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Evan D'Alessandro University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information collaborator Goldstein, Esther D. NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) http://www.afsc.noaa.gov HTTP NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) website Institution web page information author D’Alessandro, Evan K. University of Miami http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Sponaugle, Su Oregon State University http://oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University (OSU) website Institution web page information author University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information contributor Oregon State University (OSU) http://oregonstate.edu/ HTTP Oregon State University (OSU) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset includes population demographic data associated with bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) that were collected from coral reef habitats at Pulley Ridge in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Florida Keys. The information includes individual fish data: lengths, weights, estimated fecundity, measurements of oocyte area, indices of spawning, otolith-derived ages, maturity, and fish densities derived from visual transects. This dataset provides population demographic data for the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) and is coupled to the temperature time series data from 2012-06-20 to 2014-06-13 for the lower Florida Keys. The project “Coral Ecosystem Connectivity: From Pulley Ridge to Florida Keys” is focused on investigating the role that the relatively healthy deep, light-dependent mesophotic coral ecosystems of Pulley Ridge may play in replenishing key fish species, such as grouper, and other organisms in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. This interdisciplinary study is determining connectivity of specific reef species between Pulley Ridge and the Florida Keys, and describing the structure, and determining the value of Pulley Ridge’s mesophotic coral ecosystems. Because of the well-documented decline of Florida’s reefs, it is important to identify, protect, and manage sources of larvae that can help sustain Florida’s reef ecosystems and the tourism economy that depends on it. The data in this accession were funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) under award NA11NOS4780045 to the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami, and by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research under awards NA09OAR4320073 and NA14OAR4320260 to the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT) at Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Funding Agency: NOAA Ocean Exploration completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0178639 Preview graphic PNG 0178639 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2018-10-18 publication FISH CENSUS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS microscope visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Oregon State University University of Miami dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico Straits of Florida place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian U.S. States and Territories > Florida Waterbodies > Atlantic Ocean Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico place NCCOS Place Keywords Florida Keys Reef Tract Pulley Ridge Pulley Ridge Habitat Area of Particular Concern Southwest Florida Shelf West Florida Shelf place Provider Place Names GAF1YA Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Goldstein, Esther D.; D’Alessandro, Evan K.; Sponaugle, Su (2019). Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) Population Demographic Data from 2012-07-15 to 2015-06-21 (NCEI Accession 0178639). [indicate subset used]. 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Comparative demography of a coral reef fish: Vertical and horizontal spatial variability in Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus) traits, survival, and reproduction [Ph.D. Dissertation]. 2016 publication https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1546/ HTTPS Landing Page for Dissertation Landing Page of Open Access Dissertations information Goldstein, Esther D. University of Miami Ph.D. Student author University of Miami Scholarly Repository https://scholarlyreposity.miami.edu HTTPS website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital crossReference sciencePaper Goldstein, E. D., D’Alessandro, E. K., & Sponaugle, S. (2016). Demographic and reproductive plasticity across the depth distribution of a coral reef fish. 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Marine and Freshwater Research, 41(2), 199. https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9900199 1990 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9900199 https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9900199 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9900199 journal article information West, G author CSIRO Publishing publisher documentDigital Mar. Freshwater Res. 41(2) ISSN 1323-1650, p. 199 crossReference sciencePaper Goldstein, E. D., D’Alessandro, E. K., Reed, J., & Sponaugle, S. (2016). Habitat availability and depth‐driven population demographics regulate reproductive output of a coral reef fish. Ecosphere, 7(11). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542 2016-11 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1542 NOAA Central Library: Journal Article information Goldstein, E. D. Department of Marine Biology and Ecology Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami Florida 33149 USA author D'Alessandro, E. K. Department of Marine Biology and Ecology Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami Florida 33149 USA author Reed, J. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Florida Atlantic University Fort Pierce Florida 34946 USA author Sponaugle, S. Department of Integrative Biology Hatfield Marine Science Center Oregon State University Newport Oregon 97365 USA author Wiley publisher documentDigital Ecosphere 7(11) ISSN 2150-8925, ISSN 2150-8925 crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -84 -81.39874 24.47279 25 2012-07-15 2015-06-21 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0178639 v1.1 was published. 2019-05-06T15:02:13Z NCEI Accession 0178639 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0178639/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0178639 v1.1 published 2019-05-06T15:02:13Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: FISH CENSUS (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fish abundance, sex, length, age, and weight; see Goldstein et al. (2016) for more details. Total Abundance: Diver visual surveys of 25 x 2 m transects. Sex: All fish were dissected and sexed based on presence of testes (male), ovaries (female), or absence of either (immature). Length: Standard lengths were measured using a digital caliper to the nearest 0.01 mm. Age: Sagittal otoliths were extracted from fish, sectioned transversely. Otoliths were polished and mounted on a slide using crystal bond. For fish <75 days post-settlement daily increments were enumerated. For older fish, annual increments were counted. All otoliths were read twice (blind reads). For daily increments, ages for analyses were based on 0.1 years, therefore, if otolith reads did not match by 0.1 year they were excluded from the dataset. Annuli are included in the dataset if both reads agreed. Total Body Weight: Fish were either weighed wet, frozen, or after ovary preservation in formalin. All weights are total body weight including ovaries. All values have been converted to wet weight. Frozen tissues were converted to wet weight following Thorstad et al. (2007) where wet weight=0.04+1.06*frozen weight. Formalin to wet weight conversions followed Hunter (1985) with a 4.3% increase in weight from formalin preservation. Frozen to fresh weight conversions based on Hunter (1985) were comparable to linear relationships derived from an available dataset using S. partitus from the present study. Sensitivity of conversions were tested with additional frozen and formalin conversion formulas from the literature that were derived from multiple taxa. Body weights were not statistically different before or after conversions (p > 0.05), and all results of statistical analyses were equivalent with and without weight conversions.; Data Quality Method: See Goldstein et al. (2016) for more details. Parameter or Variable: FISH FECUNDITY (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: microscope; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fish fecundity, oocyte stage, oocyte area, and spawning state (post-ovulatory follicles); see Goldstein et al. (2016) for more details. Batch Fecundity: Ovaries were extracted and a portion of the ovary was weighed and all oocytes were counted. The proportions of oocyte stages based on histological slides were applied to total oocyte counts and extrapolated to the total weight of the ovary. Batch fecundity included only counts of late-stage oocytes (hydrated oocytes, migratory nucleus stage, and tertiary oocytes). Oocyte counts were done by visually counting and staging whole oocytes and then compared to proportions from histological slides. Secondary stage whole oocytes could not be discerned from tertiary stage, therefore histological slides were included in the estimates to refine the metric. Oocyte Stage: Histological slides of gonads were visually examined using a slide microscope to identify oocyte stages. Image analysis software was used to stage a subset of oocyte that fell under the hatch marks in a grid. These are oocyte stages in ovary from histological slides following West (1990). In order from least to most developed oocytes: CN=chromatin nucleolar, PN=perinucleolar, CA=coritical alveolar, PY=primary yolk, SY=secondary yolk, TY=tertiary yolk, MN=migratory nucleus, HO=hydrated oocyte. All histological slides were examined twice (blind screening). Any slides in which oocyte stage categories did not agree between examinations were excluded from the analysis. Oocyte size-frequency distributions and stages were plotted to verify that stage categories corresponded to appropriate oocyte areas. Oocyte Area: Image analysis software was used to capture an image of each histological slide and measure a subset of oocyte that fell under the hatch marks in a grid. Oocyte size-frequency distributions and stages were plotted to verify that stage categories corresponded to appropriate oocyte areas. Spawning state: Histological slides on gonads were visually examined using a slide microscope for the presence of post-ovulatory follicles (POF) where 0 is absent (not spawned) and 1 is present (spawned). All slides were examined twice (blind screening) for verification.; Data Quality Method: See Goldstein et al. (2016) for more details. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian microscope microscope instrument is used in lab analyses A microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type